The 2008 Banff World Television Festival wrapped with more than a few big announcements. In a nutshell:

WestWind Pictures announced that Fox Network will be making a US version of “Little Mosque on the Prairie”.

Shaftesbury Films added a Digital Division by acquiring award-winning Smokebomb Entertainment.

GlassBOX Television Inc. announced $5 million of new venture and [...]

BBC Worldwide is taking a minority stake in Toronto TV producer Temple Street to create a Canadian platform for its TV formats. The deal was one of several unveiled Monday as the Banff World Television Festival got under way. The move follows last week’s BBC Worldwide pickup of overseas distribution rights to Temple Street’s new CBC drama “The Session.”